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Worker Exodus on EU’s Fringe Turns After 25 Years on Wage Gains
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The outpouring of workers from the Baltic region since the demise of communism may be approaching its end.
The latest data from Estonia show immigration last year topped emigration for the first time since the nation of 1.3 million people regained independence in 1991. While Lithuania and Latvia are still showing net outflows, Estonia’s salary and employment dynamics suggest an eventual turnaround in all three.